Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults with a post-graduate degree by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with a post-graduate degree by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults with a post-graduate degree who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Arizona37%16%34%11%2%107
California20%19%37%20%3%654
Florida24%16%44%13%3%333
Georgia38%11%35%15%2%167
Illinois26%25%34%11%5%222
Maryland28%12%31%25%3%167
Massachusetts8%21%48%21%2%164
Michigan28%11%46%10%6%144
New Jersey19%17%53%10%1%203
New York21%21%43%12%4%393
North Carolina29%18%38%14%2%183
Ohio33%9%40%14%4%175
Pennsylvania34%14%33%15%4%237
Tennessee52%10%26%8%4%117
Texas35%16%35%12%3%357
Virginia24%18%36%19%3%217
Washington22%22%32%23%< 1%103
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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